3-year-old clings to life after incident at Ponchatoula health facility: report

A 3-year-old special needs child was on life support at Children's Hospital in New Orleans after being found unresponsive at a health facility in Ponchatoula, WAFB-TV reported Thursday (Sept. 13).

Ponchatoula police said they received a call Tuesday from Pediatric Health Choice about an unresponsive child in a wheelchair, according to the report. Officers arrived to find staff members administering CPR to the child, it said.

Police said detectives are investigating the incident and have been in contact with the state Department of Children and Family Services, the story said.